Chapter 5 - Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Abduction

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Motion of a limb away from the midline.

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Adduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline.

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Anterior

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position.

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Apex (plural apices)

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure.

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Bilateral

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline.

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Combining vowel

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The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix.

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Deep

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin.

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Distal

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Further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity.

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Dorsal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand.

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Extension

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The straightening of a joint.

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Flexion

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The bending of a joint.

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Fowler position

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And inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised.

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Inferior

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Below a body part or nearer to the feet.

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Lateral

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Parts of the body that life farther from the midline; also called outer structures.

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Medial

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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures.

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Palmar

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The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position.

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Plantar

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The bottom surface of the foot.

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Posterior

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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position.

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Prefix

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Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term.

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Prone

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Lying face down.

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Proximal

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Closer to the trunk.

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Quadrants

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Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas.

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Suffix

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The part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term.

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Superficial

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Closer to or on the skin.

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Superior

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Above a body part or nearer to the head.

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Supine

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Lying face up.

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Ventral

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The anterior surface of the body.

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Word root

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The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.